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Thursday, October 22, 2009

A Closer Look at GE's Vscan Pocket Ultrasound

Filed under: Medgadget Exclusive


As we wrote yesterday, GE released a handheld ultrasound system unlike any other. Yesterday, at a GE press conference in New York, we saw the device first hand and we brought a video back of a company rep demonstrating its use. At 3 inches wide, 5.3 inches long, and about an inch high, the device already has FDA and European approval. GE plans to first conduct a real world study of how the Vscan will be used by clinicians before releasing it to the general market.

Flashback: GE's New Ultra Small Ultrasound May Become as Ubiquitous as Stethoscope...

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I think there's no BIG Deal. Siemens has relesead its ACUSON P10 one year before (http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay~q_catalogId~e_-11~a_catTree~e_100010,1007660,12761,1005253~a_langId~e_-11~a_productId~e_182941~a_storeId~e_10001.htm) which seems to have the same features and it's already 510K.


Posted by: Valdemir Araujo
on October 23, 2009 08:24 AM GMT

Valdemir:

You are right, and we did cover Acuson P10 here:

http://medgadget.com/archives/2007/06/acuson_p10_an_ultrasound_system_that_fits_in_a_pocket.html

However, more competing devices on the market is only better for clinicians and patients. So we think it is a big deal. We will see whether this technology stands the test of time...


Posted by: DrO
on October 23, 2009 10:09 AM GMT

Vscan apparatus construction and ideas that can be used as pocket apparatus like stetoscop is a excellent techique withing modern medicine . I am a radiologist MD,PhD Clinical Professor in Radiology with many world known publications. Please, give me a chance to use your apparatus free of charge so i can help you to be more in the European market with this particular apparatus. I am old and carent GE
customer.I used GE apparatuses as my tools in my many publication e.g. Role od Spiral CT in managment of abdominal trauma, etcetera.
My best Regards
Prof Janusz Czechowski MD,PhD
Hallbergsväg 21, 167 37 BROMMA( Stockholm ) Sweden
tel/ fax 0046-8- 6565090, mobile 070 05 11 595


Posted by: Czechowski
on March 8, 2010 10:45 AM GMT

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